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<blockquote data-quote="J-see" data-source="post: 404151" data-attributes="member: 31330">Personally I like primes but while many are indeed sharper than most zooms, the disadvantage is their fixed focal length. You can always shoot the same shots of a longer focal length with a prime, with some effort, but never those of a shorter. It implies the 18-55mm can do everything the 50mm does but the opposite is not true.You have to decide what you prefer but when building a kit, primes are usually the more expensive way of expanding it. With the 18-55mm you increase your current range from 28-200mm to 18-200mm. When you get the prime, nothing changes there.The choice will be; sharpness or range.Even if you'd prefer the prime, give the 35mm some thought. I'd personally would pick that one over the 50mm.Also; I shot many a sharp shot with the 18-55mm. It's not as if that one is soft. Depending your cam, the difference in sharpness between both might not be that massive.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="J-see, post: 404151, member: 31330"] Personally I like primes but while many are indeed sharper than most zooms, the disadvantage is their fixed focal length. You can always shoot the same shots of a longer focal length with a prime, with some effort, but never those of a shorter. It implies the 18-55mm can do everything the 50mm does but the opposite is not true. You have to decide what you prefer but when building a kit, primes are usually the more expensive way of expanding it. With the 18-55mm you increase your current range from 28-200mm to 18-200mm. When you get the prime, nothing changes there. The choice will be; sharpness or range. Even if you'd prefer the prime, give the 35mm some thought. I'd personally would pick that one over the 50mm. Also; I shot many a sharp shot with the 18-55mm. It's not as if that one is soft. Depending your cam, the difference in sharpness between both might not be that massive. [/QUOTE]

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